Howard Anthony Gilmer, DO| Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation | MedStar Health
About me
Howard A. Gilmer, DO, joined MedStar NRH as the Medical Director and Assistant Chief of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, MD. He is now a Medical Director for the Amputee Rehabilitation Program at MedStar NRH.
Dr. Gilmer earned an undergraduate degree in biology from Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy, MA, attended medical school and earned a DO from the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine in Old Westbury, NY, completed an internship at Long Beach Medical Center in Long Beach, NY, and his residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) at MedStar NRH in 2001.
His years of experience include serving as a partner in private practice in PM and R, with appointments at the Salisbury Spine Center, the Salisbury Genesis Nursing Home, Atlantic General Hospital, Peninsula Regional Medical Center, and HealthSouth Chesapeake Rehabilitation Hospital.
Dr. Gilmer holds several professional affiliations, has conducted research with transference value to his position here at MedStar NRH and is a knowledgeable speaker on topics ranging from arthritis to orthotics and prosthetics.
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acquired Absence Of Limb
- Amputation Rehabilitation
- Ankle And Foot Burn
- Ankle And Foot Fracture
- Arthritis Rehabilitation
- Back Pain
- Back Strain
- Bone Discontinuity
- Bursopathy
- Cardiovascular Disorders Of Newborn
- Chronic Pain
- Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Cognitive Rehabilitation
- Concussions
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Elbow Arthritis
- Elbow Pain
- Enthesopathy Of Lower Limb
- Falls And Gait Disorders
- Fibromyalgia
- Foot And Ankle Osteoarthritis
- Foot Joint Pain
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Golfer's Elbow
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Hip Replacement Rehabilitation
- Joint Derangement
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Pain
- Kyphosis
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lower Back Pain
- Lower Leg Injury
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Multiple Injuries
- Myofascial Pain
- Neurogenic Bladder
- Neurogenic Bowel
- Neuropathic Pain
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Orthotics And Prosthetics
- Osteoarthritis
- Phantom Limb Pain
- Poliomyelitis
- Problems Related To Care Provider Dependency
- Sciatica
- Scoliosis
- Shoulder Arthritis
- Shoulder Burns
- Shoulder Joint Pain
- Shoulder Tendonitis
- Sleep Disorders
- Soft Tissue Pain
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Sports Concussion
- Sports Injury
- Stroke Rehabilitation
- Subcortical Infarction
- Synovium And Tendon Disorder
- Tendinitis
- Tendinous Disorders
- Tennis Elbow
- Thumb Synovitis
- Toe Amputation
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Trigger Point Pain
- Wheelchair Assessment
- Whiplash Injury
Procedures I perform
- Durable Medical Equipment Prescription
- Knee Pain Management
Insurance
MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Indemnity
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Basic
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-POS Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Choice POS
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Beech Street PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open HMO
- POS OA
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Employee Health Plan
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- OA Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Choice Fund PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Classic 5000
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Navigate
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-POS
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna HMO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Network OA
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Medicare FFS
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- HighMark
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Sentara Health
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Choice POS II
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Residency: National Rehabilitation Hospital-GME (2001)
Internship: Memorial Hospital (1998)
Medical School: New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine (1997)